Tag: gaucho
8 Dec
There is much about Pueblo Garzon that is magical. It speaks to us in many different tongues, but for me, in the still of the night when the...
15 Feb
22 Jan
22 Jan
There is this unusual aspect of my village in Uruguay..it is Sunday today and the two general stores in the village that offer any food are closed....
18 Jan
18 Jan
It is, without doubt, one of the most moving experiences. Like Bartabas, Martin is magical with his horses. The stillness between them vibrates...
16 Jan
Adorable Emilia from the beautiful estancia of La Bamba in San Antonio de Areco, shared with me her favorite shop for bombachas, those pleated,...
27 Aug
2 Apr
A great brouhaha went up this morning bringing us into the road. We found Julio and a fellow gaucho herding the village sheep out of town...
24 Nov
Across the wide plains of Argentina and Uruguay, where cattle raising is a way of life, men who work the livestock are called gaucho. The mainstay...
17 Oct
We have found two classic purveyors who we never fail to visit on our trips to Argentina and Uruguay. Benitez is the talabarteria where I...
21 Aug
I spend some of my favorite days in a rural village in Uruguay. I have written about the special magic of Garzon before – how it manages...
10 May
Far away from the hung election in Great Britain, another election is taking place. Hand-painted signs, flags and banners fly...
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